Application of FBG Sensing Technology to Internal Deformation Monitoring of Landslide

Abstract

Limited by geological survey methods, processes, and cost, it has long been a difficult thing to accurately detect the position of landslide slip surface and monitor the landslide internal deformation. Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing technology has been widely used in geological engineering and geotechnical engineering due to its high-precision property. In this research, FBG sensing technology was applied to the monitoring of landslide internal deformation in Toudu, Chongqing, China. The in situ monitoring by FBG accurately determined the position of the landslide slip surface. Based on the relationship between fiber grating strain and deflection, the formula between landslide internal deformation and fiber grating strain was obtained, and the rationality of the formula was verified by the monitoring data of surface displacement. Finally, the internal deformation at the monitoring point of the Toudu landslide was calculated and the mechanism of the landslide was analyzed.